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Start taking Creatine. You want to make sure it is CreaPure™ creatine, though. It is the only non-Chinese creatine on the market. Lots of the Chinese junk is cut with fillers.
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This is what I use: Amazon.com
I buy the 1kg container, unflavored, and just put one scoop per day in my water bottle.

I would also look at your diet. High levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and low levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol in your 30s - 50s are linked to an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia later in life. Elevated LDL is also a primary driver of strokes, which can cause vascular dementia.

Iran negotiator Ghalibaf rejects claim unfrozen funds will buy US goods

The denial contradicts the US administration, which said unfrozen funds will be spent on produce from American farmers.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026...s-claim-unfrozen-funds-will-buy-us-goods

Iran imports between 15 million and 16 million tons of grain and oilseeds annually, valued at roughly $17 billion.

For Iran to spend 300 billion dollars on nothing but grain from American farmers it would mean they would have to buy all of their grain from the U.S for over 17 and a half years.

It seems you haven't been following along with all of the crazy investigations this administration has been conducting. This one is no different..................

Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of 'vindictive' Justice Department indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center is part of a "top-down" campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump's perceived political enemies and constitutes a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed, lawyers for the nonprofit argued Tuesday in urging a judge to toss the case out.

The Alabama-based nonprofit was indicted in April on fraud and money laundering charges that accuse it of misleading donors by paying informants inside white supremacist and other extremist organizations to obtain inside information about their activities.

Lawyers for the SPLC have already argued that law enforcement agencies have long known that the nonprofit paid informants to report on the movements of hate groups. They have also said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made a false statement at a news conference and in interviews when he said the organization had not shared with law enforcement information it had learned from informants. Blanche later appeared to walk back that claim in a television interview, saying it was true that the SPLC had "selectively" shared information with law enforcement over the years.

The attorneys for the center expanded on those arguments Tuesday, saying in a motion to dismiss the case that the prosecution was the "culmination of a top-down, retributive campaign" in which Trump pushed the Justice Department "to go after those individuals and groups he deemed his political enemies, including the SPLC."

Defense says indictment fits broader retaliation campaign

The motion was filed against the backdrop of other politically charged prosecutions that have raised concerns that the Justice Department is operating as a weapon to target Trump's opponents. It aims to draw a parallel between the SPLC indictment and the human smuggling prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, which was dismissed Friday on similar vindictive prosecution grounds by a judge who called the case an "abuse of prosecuting power."

The SPLC has said its now-defunct program of paying informants to infiltrate hate groups was developed to glean key insights into their activities so that potential victims could be protected. An earlier federal investigation into the practice was closed without charges, but the motion paints the current Justice Department as pursuing the case with renewed — and rushed — vigor.

The department decided to pursue the indictment without having interviewed any current SPLC employees, and did not seek any documents from the group until after it had told defense lawyers that criminal charges were forthcoming, the defense motion states. During a meeting requested by defense lawyers who hoped to avert to indictment, Justice Department officials informed them that the decision had already been made to pursue charges, according to the motion.

"These procedural irregularities show that the charges against the SPLC were a foregone conclusion based on prosecutorial vindictiveness — driven by the White House and FBI leadership's retribution campaign — rather than the result of a good faith examination of the evidence," the motion states, saying the indictment was "premised on conclusory accusations but devoid of provable facts or a proper statement of the law."

The motion also cites whistleblower accounts that accused top Justice Department officials of rushing forward with an indictment despite internal concerns about the merits of the case and the strength of the evidence.

"For weeks, we have been arguing against these false allegations levied against the SPLC — an organization that for 55 years has stood as a beacon of hope fighting white supremacy and various forms of injustice to create a multiracial democracy where we can all live and thrive," Bryan Fair, the interim president and CEO of SPLC, said in a statement. "The government can't prosecute the SPLC as payback for its protected speech — it violates basic constitutional rights."
The administration has painted SPLC as partisan

Founded in 1971 as a civil rights organization, the SPLC over the decades has used litigation to fight white supremacist groups. It also tracks the activities and locations of domestic extremists. But its work has made it a popular target among Republicans who see it as overly leftist and partisan.

The center, for instance, received fresh attention last year after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk because the SPLC had included a section on the group that Kirk founded and led, Turning Point USA, in a report titled "The Year in Hate and Extremism 2024."

FBI Director Kash Patel announced in October that the bureau would be severing its relationship with the SPLC, saying it had turned into a "partisan smear machine," and he accused it of defaming "mainstream Americans" with its "hate map" that documents alleged anti-government and hate groups inside the United States.

The defense motion says "animus" from senior levels of the administration helped shape the indictment.

It cites, among other comments, a statement from Trump himself deriding the SPLC as "a total scam run by the Democrats," as well as a news media interview in which Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department's top civil rights official, said the indictment was "personal" to her because she had "a lot of journalist friends ... and groups that I've represented who have been targeted by the Southern Poverty Law Center."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politi...vindictive-justice-department-indictment

Hold on... y'all have been screaming "Nazi!" and "Racist!" for ten years or more... but investigation a group for manufacturing hatred is a waste of time and foolish??

trump is the most corrupt president in history.

Follow the money. Govt. contracts to his family. Just follow his scams. Anyway he sees a chance to profit personally. He will do it.

Money and power drive him.

Ehhh, it's just a warning shot. And the president's right (as they all have been when they've fired similar warning shots). Prices never seem to lag on the way up. Do they? They go higher and higher, in real time, on every bit of news.

The industry, however, will finish stacking record profits through the holiday. Then prices will drop more precipitously. They'll just throw a bone or two (a nickel or a dime, here and there, for the next ten days).

Probably. 2 years ago I said to a friend I think my Browns are tanking. He responded How can you tell? He was right!!

Israel denies US claim IDF withdrew from southern Lebanon buffer zone, sources tell 'Post'

A US State Department official claimed that Israel has withdrawn from southern Lebanon buffer zones, but two IDF sources denied this, and a Lebanese official said they were unaware of it.

Two IDF sources on Thursday denied reports that Israel has withdrawn from some of the buffer zones in southern Lebanon created during its war with Hezbollah.

Earlier, a US State Department official claimed that the IDF had withdrawn from the buffer zones, adding that Lebanon’s armed forces should now step in. A senior Lebanese security official also said they were unaware of any withdrawal of Israeli troops.

“Israel has already taken a concrete step by pulling back from a part of its buffer zone. This is a significant demonstration of good faith toward Lebanon’s legitimate government,” the official said.

“The [Lebanese Armed Forces] should now move in and verifiably clear out terrorist weapons and infrastructure. This model will be repeated across South Lebanon, enabling the safe return of displaced families, reconstruction of the south, and the restoration of full Lebanese sovereignty,” the official added.

During the recent negotiations between Beirut and Jerusalem, Israel and the IDF offered a very modest withdrawal, possibly from places like Tibnin and the Ali al-Taher Ridge, which the IDF only took over last week.

According to the IDF concept, it would withdraw from some of the newest areas it has taken over to see if the Lebanese army will properly clean out Hezbollah from those areas.

Some Israeli officials are trying to draw a distinction between withdrawing from areas where Hezbollah would have a direct line of sight to fire on Israeli northern villages and areas where it wouldn’t.

However, the Lebanese government and Hezbollah, while disagreeing on many issues, are both pushing for a faster and wider withdrawal.

There are multiple withdrawal line options. Until May 26, Israel had not crossed over the Litani River or the Wadi Saluki area; the IDF could withdraw initially to that prior line.

Next, there are at least three lines of Lebanese villages in southern Lebanon that the IDF has overrun, and it could withdraw to any of those lines.

For example, most forces in fall 2024 had only advanced to the first line of villages.

This could involve pulling back from 10 km. or more inside southern Lebanon to just three to five kilometers into the country.

Eventually, the IDF might even withdraw to its five outposts, which were only several hundred meters into southern Lebanon, to where it withdrew in February 2025.

Yet, given that the military took four months to withdraw in that round of fighting, it is expected that any withdrawals will first test Hezbollah’s continued ceasefire compliance as well as the Lebanese army’s willingness to confront and remove terrorists and infrastructure from the south of the country.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have given the impression that the IDF will remain in parts of southern Lebanon for many months or even years in order to press Hezbollah to disarm.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-900499

MoU agreement;

1. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, and their allies in the current war, by signing this MoU, declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other, and ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon. The final Deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and other provisions of this paragraph.

Right? If we tried to tank, we'd likely win 8 games.

The Foreign Emoluments Clause: Found in Article I, Section 9, Clause 8, it prohibits any person holding a government office from accepting any present, emolument, office, or title from any foreign state, king, or prince without the consent of Congress.

But it's trump, so....

We seem to tank naturally most seasons. We don’t even have to try! 😅

As per usual when you ask them anything about or bring up any of the cray things trump says or does......

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics...trumps-112829885.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

Jamie Raskin Firmly Grounds Trump's Qatar-Gifted Air Force One Plans
 
Updated Wed, June 24, 2026 at 7:28 AM EDT3 min read


Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday grounded Donald Trump's plans for the luxury jet that was gifted by Qatar and is now in use as Air Force One.

Trump unveiled the new presidential aircraft last week, a plane gifted by the Qatari government that has since undergone modifications. Trump has said he will not use the aircraft after leaving office and that it will eventually be donated to his future presidential library.

Politics: Tucker Carlson Reveals Democratic Star Trump Is 'Very Convinced' Could Win In 2028

The MeidasTouch Network asked Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, if Trump gets to keep the jet after his presidency ends.

"No, he does not," Raskin bluntly replied.

Watch the exchange here.

Raskin then explained:

"You know why? Because the Constitution says he can't do it. Because the Constitution says that the president may not receive a present, an emolument, which means a payment, an office or title of any kind, whatever, from a king, a prince, or a foreign state without the consent of Congress. And Congress has not consented to him keeping a $400 million jet. So it's got to be turned over immediately to Congress for our disposition. And we can either send it back to the people in Qatar, or we can keep it and do something different with it. But it doesn't belong to the president."

The Constitution's foreign emoluments clause states: "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."

Raskin pointed to President Abraham Lincoln's decision to turn over "some elephant tusks he'd gotten from the King of Siam" to the State Department as a perfect example of how foreign gifts should be handled.

"Like, that's the right way to do it," he said. "Every other president has come to Congress to ask whether they can keep one of these foreign gifts from a government or a king or a prince. President Trump should be no different. He's got to come to us too. And if not, we'll just have to requisition it and confiscate it."

jc...

As of now, the status of the Browns QB room will be determined by the "front office"..not on the football field. It comes down to which QB will be the Browns #2 QB..?

What are the franchise goals for 2026..?

If the front office trades Sanders away and names Watson the starter for 2026, the message from the front office will be clear...the Browns want the team to TANK the 2026 season..

jmo

I understand Monken would play the QB that gives us the best chance of winning but I would like to see exactly what we have with SS. Most likely even if DW starts we’ll see SS in there at some point because of his being injury prone the last few years. I myself would like SS to start especially with the better players we have now.

I am fine with letting this all play out.

Monken will play the guy he feels has the best chance to win.

If DW beats out Shedeur. Then we have an answer.

If Shedeur wins the starter's job. Then we will see first hand if he is worth keeping.

It is a competition between two players for one position. Not unlike many other position battles.

After this year the college landscape will have played out and there will be a ranking of the college prospects.

The Browns have positioned themselves with draft assets to find a quarterback.

The question will be can they finally find "the man?"

They might be in the league, but I understand your point.

In the big picture I don't see any world where we don't draft a QB with our 1st pick next draft. When that happens, that guy is going to get all the development chances. Watson will be gone and Shedufus will be a distraction. That is why I hope we keep Gabriel around because he can become an effective back-up.

Not sure I agree with the President on this. Gas station owners charge based on what it cost them to put the gas into their storage tanks. At least to me, in theory the price at the pump is always going to lag behind the wholesale price, no matter if it goes up or down.


I know it isn't as seamless as that as other factors are involved. Things like supply and demand can impact the price. Another is when is the cost of goods established? Is it when the crude is pumped on to the tankers or when it is offloaded at the various refineries? With all that has happened there is a very good chance the cost when pumped at origin was different than at destination. A lot of crude was bottled up on tankers in the Gulf.

I doubt Shedeur is the one they would be trying to move. Along those lines, he'd probably get the most in a trade.

IMO, it's even less than a nothing-burger. If I had to guess, all of the QBs we currently have likely won't be in the league in the next 3 years.

Isn't there laws against accepting gifts like this?

This will eventually backfire on Trump and the DOJ.. It's foolish... and a waste of time.

Trump has a tendency to cheapen everything he touches.... I guess awarding the Medal of Honor is no exception.

Honestly, this looks like a bad version of the Obama deal with Iran.....